No boom today. Boom tomorrow. There's always a boom tomorrow.
Wednesday, December 31
Bugger
Tried just installing Adobe CS4. Installed fine, but I couldn't activate it using my existing serial number.
Which means I have to go back and install CS3, activate that, then upgrade to CS3.3 (which I have never managed to do successfully), then upgrade to CS4.
Which sucks, because the CS3 installer sucks. The CS4 installer just worked. The CS3 installer will fail in bizarre ways if you have any trace of Adobe software on your machine.
The other problem with the Adobe installers is that you can't run them with Firefox or IE open. You have to shut down the browser, start the installer (or uninstaller), then restart your browser.
They don't detect other browsers, and the process works regardless. They do it purely to irritate their customers.
Tried just installing Adobe CS4. Installed fine, but I couldn't activate it using my existing serial number.
Which means I have to go back and install CS3, activate that, then upgrade to CS3.3 (which I have never managed to do successfully), then upgrade to CS4.
Which sucks, because the CS3 installer sucks. The CS4 installer just worked. The CS3 installer will fail in bizarre ways if you have any trace of Adobe software on your machine.
The other problem with the Adobe installers is that you can't run them with Firefox or IE open. You have to shut down the browser, start the installer (or uninstaller), then restart your browser.
They don't detect other browsers, and the process works regardless. They do it purely to irritate their customers.
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Monday, December 29
Who's That Knocking At My Door?
At 9AM on December 29? Probably Jehovah's Witnesses. Roll over and go back to sleep.
Except, as I discovered later, Jehovah's Witnesses don't slip notes under your door saying that they tried to deliver a package from Singapore.*
Fortunately - just like Jehovah's Witnesses - FedEx keeps coming back.
Update: Just arrived. In fact, they sent me both the Windows and Mac versions, which would be great if (a) I had a G5 or Intel Mac (I have four Macs stashed away in various closets, but none of them are exactly recent), and (b) I had the Mac-version CS3 install disks from which to upgrade. Why they insist on sending out upgrade-only disks for a subscription-only product requiring online activation will forever remain a mystery.
Update: It comes on four DVDs.
* Singapore? Took me a minute to work that out too. It will be my update to Adobe Design Premium CS4, which I've been waiting on for weeks. Perfect timing too, now that I have my new PC all set up and running happily.
At 9AM on December 29? Probably Jehovah's Witnesses. Roll over and go back to sleep.
Except, as I discovered later, Jehovah's Witnesses don't slip notes under your door saying that they tried to deliver a package from Singapore.*
Fortunately - just like Jehovah's Witnesses - FedEx keeps coming back.
Update: Just arrived. In fact, they sent me both the Windows and Mac versions, which would be great if (a) I had a G5 or Intel Mac (I have four Macs stashed away in various closets, but none of them are exactly recent), and (b) I had the Mac-version CS3 install disks from which to upgrade. Why they insist on sending out upgrade-only disks for a subscription-only product requiring online activation will forever remain a mystery.
Update: It comes on four DVDs.
* Singapore? Took me a minute to work that out too. It will be my update to Adobe Design Premium CS4, which I've been waiting on for weeks. Perfect timing too, now that I have my new PC all set up and running happily.
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They Made A What Out Of What?!
Disney has made a TV series out of Terry Goodkind's Wizard's First Rule, without question the worst book I have ever read.
Even if they have removed all traces of the torture porn (about a third of the book) and the more loathsome actions of the so-called heroes, such as when they cripple and disfigure a young girl, they are left with an insipid fantasy setting, a monumentally stupid story, frankly idiotic political and philosophical themes, and a uniformly unpleasant cast of characters.
They* canceled Journeyman. They canceled The Dresden Files. And in their place, we get... This?
Which reminds me - were there any good new shows in 2008? I was dead and would have missed them.
* I know it's not the same they. Journeyman was Fox; The Dresden Files was Sci Fi Channel. Shut up. I'm ranting here.
Disney has made a TV series out of Terry Goodkind's Wizard's First Rule, without question the worst book I have ever read.
Even if they have removed all traces of the torture porn (about a third of the book) and the more loathsome actions of the so-called heroes, such as when they cripple and disfigure a young girl, they are left with an insipid fantasy setting, a monumentally stupid story, frankly idiotic political and philosophical themes, and a uniformly unpleasant cast of characters.
They* canceled Journeyman. They canceled The Dresden Files. And in their place, we get... This?
Which reminds me - were there any good new shows in 2008? I was dead and would have missed them.
* I know it's not the same they. Journeyman was Fox; The Dresden Files was Sci Fi Channel. Shut up. I'm ranting here.
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Sunday, December 28
I Know I Said I Don't Have Comfort Shows
Screw it. If I ever get this server working again, I'm going back to bed and watching the whole of Popotan in one sitting.
Screw it. If I ever get this server working again, I'm going back to bed and watching the whole of Popotan in one sitting.
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Well, That Didn't Go Quite As Planned
Had some database maintenance to do for my day job. Expected time was 8 hours; we allowed a 12-hour window.
Turned out I needed to do some preliminary work before I started the planned maintenance, so it's a good thing that I had the extra 4 hours.
27 hours into our 12-hour window, not only have I not completed the preliminary work, but the high-performance SSD we're using seems to have died. And the application is so I/O intensive that it can't run without that SSD.
Fortunately, we do have a spare.
Had some database maintenance to do for my day job. Expected time was 8 hours; we allowed a 12-hour window.
Turned out I needed to do some preliminary work before I started the planned maintenance, so it's a good thing that I had the extra 4 hours.
27 hours into our 12-hour window, not only have I not completed the preliminary work, but the high-performance SSD we're using seems to have died. And the application is so I/O intensive that it can't run without that SSD.
Fortunately, we do have a spare.
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Friday, December 26
Toradora Ep 13
Win.
I liked this show from the start, second only to Kannagi for this season, and it just keeps getting better.
One of the best things about it is that the characters are teenagers, but they're not idiots. There's a certain amount of angst, but they deal with it rather than wallowing in it. There's even character development, of all things.
Win.
I liked this show from the start, second only to Kannagi for this season, and it just keeps getting better.
One of the best things about it is that the characters are teenagers, but they're not idiots. There's a certain amount of angst, but they deal with it rather than wallowing in it. There's even character development, of all things.
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Sale!
Not much, really.
Did pick up the box set of Godannar, the complete Dresden Files (why does every show I like get cancelled?) and the Spore expansion pack.
Not much, really.
Did pick up the box set of Godannar, the complete Dresden Files (why does every show I like get cancelled?) and the Spore expansion pack.
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Thursday, December 25
Merry Christmas-Type Thingy Everyone!
I slept and played FFIV.
It's the first day I've really had off in six weeks.
I slept and played FFIV.
It's the first day I've really had off in six weeks.
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Wednesday, December 24
Fedora 10 - Initial Thoughts
The Fedora team have the graphic design and usability sense of a stuffed olive.
Also, the network configuration GUI thing sets your netmask to be the same as your default gateway. THIS DOES NOT WORK.
Nor does it set up your default gateway properly.
Also, sar and iostat still aren't installed by default. Not only are they not installed by default, they aren't installed when you select every base package, system tool, and administration option available.
It's just a
Anyway, currently pulling 50+MB/sec across the network (would be more, but it's encrypted, because I'm too lazy to set up a proper rsyncd.conf) so most of Yurie will be on Haruhi by morning.
The Fedora team have the graphic design and usability sense of a stuffed olive.
Also, the network configuration GUI thing sets your netmask to be the same as your default gateway. THIS DOES NOT WORK.
Nor does it set up your default gateway properly.
Also, sar and iostat still aren't installed by default. Not only are they not installed by default, they aren't installed when you select every base package, system tool, and administration option available.
It's just a
yum install sysstat away, but why does that have to be the first thing I do on every new Linux box?Anyway, currently pulling 50+MB/sec across the network (would be more, but it's encrypted, because I'm too lazy to set up a proper rsyncd.conf) so most of Yurie will be on Haruhi by morning.
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Fail... Chicken?
Need to do one of these for Minx.
Of course, Minx never fails... (Cough cough.)
Need to do one of these for Minx.
Of course, Minx never fails... (Cough cough.)
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Tuesday, December 23
State Of Play
CentOS 5.2 installs but won't boot.
Fedora 10 boots but won't install.
Currently running a
Update: CentOS 5.2 installs fine but won't boot. Fedora 10 video handling is completely stuffed.
I guess I'll have to go back to Fedora 8 (which I know works properly, since it's been running on Yurie for a year) or 9, perhaps, and apply 12 or 6 months worth of updates, respectively.
Update: Fedora 9 actually seems to work. And they've fixed the partitioning doobie.
Let's see if it boots once it's installed.
Update: Fedora 9 installs fine, boots fine, but the video drivers are complete crap. Back to 8, then.
Meanwhile, my shiny new Radeon 4850 (which replaces my GeForce 9600GT, which worked okay but wasn't what I wanted, which replaced my GeForce 8800GT, which worked great for about 4 hours before a cable got snagged in the fan and it overheated and died, which replaced my Radeon 4850, which never worked right, which replaced my onboard video, which is what is causing all these problems with Fedora) just died.
Well, I say died, when in fact it works fine as long as you don't install the driver.
Vista automatically installs the driver as soon as you log in.
Maybe it's overheated. It came up with a grey screen and then stopped working, and I've found references to that behaviour from people who overclocked their cards. Works fine on reboot until Vista actually starts up, so the card isn't actually dead dead, just slightly dead.
I'm going to play Final Fantasy IV on my DS while it cools off and my 64-bit copy of Fedora 8 downloads.
Yes, it was downloading when it grey-screened.
Anyway, I still have the 9600, so I can just swap cards and get going again if need be.
Update: After having some time to cool down, it's working again. I've turned off the intelligent fan controller, so that case fans are running at full speed (which is only 1700rpm). If that doesn't keep it cool, I'll fill the case with ice or something...
Update: Meh squared and cubed. Gave up, stuck the 9600GT in Haruhi, and am installing Fedora 10 now.
CentOS 5.2 installs but won't boot.
Fedora 10 boots but won't install.
Currently running a
yum update on Fedora 10 to get the new ATI drivers. The current drivers keep blanking out - in text mode.Update: CentOS 5.2 installs fine but won't boot. Fedora 10 video handling is completely stuffed.
I guess I'll have to go back to Fedora 8 (which I know works properly, since it's been running on Yurie for a year) or 9, perhaps, and apply 12 or 6 months worth of updates, respectively.
Update: Fedora 9 actually seems to work. And they've fixed the partitioning doobie.
Let's see if it boots once it's installed.
Update: Fedora 9 installs fine, boots fine, but the video drivers are complete crap. Back to 8, then.
Meanwhile, my shiny new Radeon 4850 (which replaces my GeForce 9600GT, which worked okay but wasn't what I wanted, which replaced my GeForce 8800GT, which worked great for about 4 hours before a cable got snagged in the fan and it overheated and died, which replaced my Radeon 4850, which never worked right, which replaced my onboard video, which is what is causing all these problems with Fedora) just died.
Well, I say died, when in fact it works fine as long as you don't install the driver.
Vista automatically installs the driver as soon as you log in.
Maybe it's overheated. It came up with a grey screen and then stopped working, and I've found references to that behaviour from people who overclocked their cards. Works fine on reboot until Vista actually starts up, so the card isn't actually dead dead, just slightly dead.
I'm going to play Final Fantasy IV on my DS while it cools off and my 64-bit copy of Fedora 8 downloads.
Yes, it was downloading when it grey-screened.
Anyway, I still have the 9600, so I can just swap cards and get going again if need be.
Update: After having some time to cool down, it's working again. I've turned off the intelligent fan controller, so that case fans are running at full speed (which is only 1700rpm). If that doesn't keep it cool, I'll fill the case with ice or something...
Update: Meh squared and cubed. Gave up, stuck the 9600GT in Haruhi, and am installing Fedora 10 now.
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Christmas Shopping
Just say aargh.
I have four presents for my brother - he's easy to shop for. Now I just have to get things for everyone else.
Last year I did potluck Ghibli movies - bought a bunch of Ghibli movies (and a copy of Millennium Actress, just to keep it interesting), wrapped them identically, and let people pick one each.
Which worked out great - we all ate too much and then lounged around watching Pom Poko. But I don't know if it's something I can do two years in a row. Nor can I think of any other anime I'd want try it with.
Just say aargh.
I have four presents for my brother - he's easy to shop for. Now I just have to get things for everyone else.
Last year I did potluck Ghibli movies - bought a bunch of Ghibli movies (and a copy of Millennium Actress, just to keep it interesting), wrapped them identically, and let people pick one each.
Which worked out great - we all ate too much and then lounged around watching Pom Poko. But I don't know if it's something I can do two years in a row. Nor can I think of any other anime I'd want try it with.
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I Got Another Grub
Okay, Nagi is up and running (though Tsugumi and Zange-chan are out of commission until I can sort out VirtualBox's notworking), and it's time to wipe Haruhi and install Linux.
So off with the Vista and on with the CentOS 5.2, which installs smoothly, and then I get a grub.
That's it. One word. Grub.
I think that's how Yurie ended up with Fedora 8.
So, I says, no worries, I says, I'll load up Fedora 10 instead. There's really not that much difference, it's a popular distribution, more up to date, and probably has better hardware support.
Except not.
They've enabled a little feature called "kernel modesetting", which is an attempt to de-crappify X's resolution switching. The only problem is that it doesn't work on many common graphics chips - such as the one in Haruhi and Yurie (AMD 690G / ATI X1200).
That's okay though, since you can disable it at boot time on the installer. Except not: That brings it up in a resolution my screen can't display.
That's okay though, since you can specify the resolution you want the installer to run at. Except not. That still brings it up in a resolution my screen can't display.
Specifying a nice safe 800x600 brings it up in 400x300, which is amusing but of little practical use, and then goes completely blank. Specifying 1600x1200 tells you that's an unsupported mode, and provides a list of supported modes - including 1600x1200. If I select that... It brings it up in a resolution my screen can't display.
I could do a text mode install. But I want to do some custom partitioning and LVM stuff, and that's a royal pain even in graphical mode.
So Linux in 2008 is zero for two here at Pixy Labs.
Update: Tried CentOS with a dead simple disk configuration. Grub. Now trying a Fedora 10 install in text mode with a more complex configuration (RAID-1 /boot, RAID-5 /). If that works, I can put the GeForce 9600GT back in, do the install, update it to drivers that reportedly actually work, take the card out, copy everything across from Yurie, install the card in Yurie, install Fedora 10 there, update that as well, take the card out again, and then get on with what I was trying to do AT THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER. (Which was: Get polls working in Minx.)
Okay, Nagi is up and running (though Tsugumi and Zange-chan are out of commission until I can sort out VirtualBox's notworking), and it's time to wipe Haruhi and install Linux.
So off with the Vista and on with the CentOS 5.2, which installs smoothly, and then I get a grub.
That's it. One word. Grub.
I think that's how Yurie ended up with Fedora 8.
So, I says, no worries, I says, I'll load up Fedora 10 instead. There's really not that much difference, it's a popular distribution, more up to date, and probably has better hardware support.
Except not.
They've enabled a little feature called "kernel modesetting", which is an attempt to de-crappify X's resolution switching. The only problem is that it doesn't work on many common graphics chips - such as the one in Haruhi and Yurie (AMD 690G / ATI X1200).
That's okay though, since you can disable it at boot time on the installer. Except not: That brings it up in a resolution my screen can't display.
That's okay though, since you can specify the resolution you want the installer to run at. Except not. That still brings it up in a resolution my screen can't display.
Specifying a nice safe 800x600 brings it up in 400x300, which is amusing but of little practical use, and then goes completely blank. Specifying 1600x1200 tells you that's an unsupported mode, and provides a list of supported modes - including 1600x1200. If I select that... It brings it up in a resolution my screen can't display.
I could do a text mode install. But I want to do some custom partitioning and LVM stuff, and that's a royal pain even in graphical mode.
So Linux in 2008 is zero for two here at Pixy Labs.
Update: Tried CentOS with a dead simple disk configuration. Grub. Now trying a Fedora 10 install in text mode with a more complex configuration (RAID-1 /boot, RAID-5 /). If that works, I can put the GeForce 9600GT back in, do the install, update it to drivers that reportedly actually work, take the card out, copy everything across from Yurie, install the card in Yurie, install Fedora 10 there, update that as well, take the card out again, and then get on with what I was trying to do AT THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER. (Which was: Get polls working in Minx.)
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Sunday, December 21
Blargh!!
VirtualBox pooped on my shoes.
I was wondering why I was having all these network issues, and none of the usual tricks (reset modem, reset network interface, reset computer, swear a lot) was helping.
Then I disabled VirtualBox's NAT driver thingy. And everything immediately started working.
Bleh.
VirtualBox pooped on my shoes.
I was wondering why I was having all these network issues, and none of the usual tricks (reset modem, reset network interface, reset computer, swear a lot) was helping.
Then I disabled VirtualBox's NAT driver thingy. And everything immediately started working.
Bleh.
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Need More Computers
Yesterday installed Fedora 10 on Zange-chan.
Currently installing OpenSolaris on Tsugumi.
Then Windows XP on Takako (and Shino as well if I can find a spare key).
Next, I'll wipe Haruhi and load CentOS 5.2 with OpenVZ, and spin off Yuki, Mikuru, Ryoko and Tsuruya as CentOS userlands, variously 32-bit (for application servers) and 64-bit (for databases and stuff).
Then I can move everything off Yurie and load up CentOS 5.2 there as well, and then likewise fire up Mitsue, Matsuri, Miko and Chou-chan.
Hey, that's only 15 computers! Just wait until I've validated this plan and put it into production. My plans for '09 involve spreading mu.nu and mee.nu (and their friends) out across at least 20 virtual servers.
Which means I'm going to run out of names very quickly.
Yesterday installed Fedora 10 on Zange-chan.
Currently installing OpenSolaris on Tsugumi.
Then Windows XP on Takako (and Shino as well if I can find a spare key).
Next, I'll wipe Haruhi and load CentOS 5.2 with OpenVZ, and spin off Yuki, Mikuru, Ryoko and Tsuruya as CentOS userlands, variously 32-bit (for application servers) and 64-bit (for databases and stuff).
Then I can move everything off Yurie and load up CentOS 5.2 there as well, and then likewise fire up Mitsue, Matsuri, Miko and Chou-chan.
Hey, that's only 15 computers! Just wait until I've validated this plan and put it into production. My plans for '09 involve spreading mu.nu and mee.nu (and their friends) out across at least 20 virtual servers.
Which means I'm going to run out of names very quickly.
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Saturday, December 20
It Was A Crazy Idea Anyway
Xen doesn't work under CentOS under VirtualBox under Vista.
Xen doesn't work under CentOS under VirtualBox under Vista.
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Wednesday, December 17
Remember
Always lie to the Microsoft activation robot.
It's not entirely stupid, and doesn't give you a second chance.
Always lie to the Microsoft activation robot.
It's not entirely stupid, and doesn't give you a second chance.
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Monday, December 08
Pon Pon
Since everyone everywhere seems intent on banning everything, here are some animated breasts.
Since everyone everywhere seems intent on banning everything, here are some animated breasts.
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Thursday, December 04
Meme Plague
My turn!
• What anime are you watching now?
Kannagi, Toradora, and Hyakko. May return to Kemeko, Index and Macademi Wasshoi as well, but only if I'm bored - or avoiding work.
• What is your favourite time to watch?
The middle of the night.
• And your favourite place?
Lying on my bed, watching it on my notebook, since I have no convenient place to set up my TV.
• Who is your favourite auteur?
Hayao Miyazaki.
• Your favourite OST?
Devil Hunter Yohko.
• What is the most difficult anime you’ve ever watched?
Reign. I was in a crowded cinema during an anime film festival, and couldn't leave my seat easily (and didn't want to miss the next item, though I've now forgotten what that was).
Reign is terrible.
• What was the first anime you remember watching?
Kimba. Would have been around 1971.
• Do you have a comfort show that you re-watch?
No. I have hundreds of unwatched DVDs, tapes, and laser disks, never mind the fansubs.
I do rewatch OPs and EDs though.
• What is the most erotic anime you’ve watched?
I've watched a few hentai OVAs; most of them were crap, but I liked the first episode of F3.
• Which classic should you have watched?
Akira, maybe.
• Which series did you never want to end?
Bleach. Started off as a very interesting series, and then turned into just another Shounen Jump property.
• What is your most overrated anime?
Neon Genesis Evangelion. It was the big thing when I was just getting seriously into anime. It sucks.
• Which character could you have an affair with?
Urd.
Being on the wrong side of 40 puts a majority of anime characters in the ick category when it comes to even hypothetical relationships, but there's always the hot shounen mom brigade.
• Who is your favourite character?
Three guesses.
Actually, probably Lina Inverse.
• Which character do you most dislike?
Right now? Kemeko.
• Which character do you identify with most?
Lina Inverse. Except that she gets to blow up the idiots that annoy her. Only wish I could Dragon Slave me some spammers.
• Which anime changed your life?
Ultimate Teacher.
My turn!
• What anime are you watching now?
Kannagi, Toradora, and Hyakko. May return to Kemeko, Index and Macademi Wasshoi as well, but only if I'm bored - or avoiding work.
• What is your favourite time to watch?
The middle of the night.
• And your favourite place?
Lying on my bed, watching it on my notebook, since I have no convenient place to set up my TV.
• Who is your favourite auteur?
Hayao Miyazaki.
• Your favourite OST?
Devil Hunter Yohko.
• What is the most difficult anime you’ve ever watched?
Reign. I was in a crowded cinema during an anime film festival, and couldn't leave my seat easily (and didn't want to miss the next item, though I've now forgotten what that was).
Reign is terrible.
• What was the first anime you remember watching?
Kimba. Would have been around 1971.
• Do you have a comfort show that you re-watch?
No. I have hundreds of unwatched DVDs, tapes, and laser disks, never mind the fansubs.
I do rewatch OPs and EDs though.
• What is the most erotic anime you’ve watched?
I've watched a few hentai OVAs; most of them were crap, but I liked the first episode of F3.
• Which classic should you have watched?
Akira, maybe.
• Which series did you never want to end?
Bleach. Started off as a very interesting series, and then turned into just another Shounen Jump property.
• What is your most overrated anime?
Neon Genesis Evangelion. It was the big thing when I was just getting seriously into anime. It sucks.
• Which character could you have an affair with?
Urd.
Being on the wrong side of 40 puts a majority of anime characters in the ick category when it comes to even hypothetical relationships, but there's always the hot shounen mom brigade.
• Who is your favourite character?
Three guesses.
Actually, probably Lina Inverse.
• Which character do you most dislike?
Right now? Kemeko.
• Which character do you identify with most?
Lina Inverse. Except that she gets to blow up the idiots that annoy her. Only wish I could Dragon Slave me some spammers.
• Which anime changed your life?
Ultimate Teacher.
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Wednesday, December 03
My Next Upgrade
(Found while noodling about in Peo the yet-to-be-officially-announced project at my day job.)
(Found while noodling about in Peo the yet-to-be-officially-announced project at my day job.)
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Monday, December 01
Die, Microsoft, Die
System Restore was using up 100GB of disk on my new system.
The only indication of this was that there was 100GB of missing space that I couldn't account for - and that after I turned off System Restore, I got it all back.
In Windows XP, you could control the amount of space System Restore would use. In Vista, it's fixed at 15% of your disk space, and bad luck to you if that's a problem.
Sigh.
Currently copying about a terabyte of data off my old Vista box in preparation for switching over to the new one. If I get paid this week I'm going to pick up another 1.5TB drive. Don't absolutely need it, but it will make the migration process a lot easier.
System Restore was using up 100GB of disk on my new system.
The only indication of this was that there was 100GB of missing space that I couldn't account for - and that after I turned off System Restore, I got it all back.
In Windows XP, you could control the amount of space System Restore would use. In Vista, it's fixed at 15% of your disk space, and bad luck to you if that's a problem.
Sigh.
Currently copying about a terabyte of data off my old Vista box in preparation for switching over to the new one. If I get paid this week I'm going to pick up another 1.5TB drive. Don't absolutely need it, but it will make the migration process a lot easier.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at
12:30 AM
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